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Bylaws & Regulations--Part Four 43necessary to maintain a bank checking account may be retained asundistributed income.46. Counsel. In the selection of investment, the Committee mayconsult competent investment counsel.47. Co-mingled Accounts. The Commandery Prepaid LifeMembership Fund and Permanent Memorial Fund may only be jointlyinvested and co-mingled with similar funds of the other York RiteBodies.EARNINGS AND DISTRIBUTION48. Earnings Computation. The Investment Committee shall, aspromptly as possible after the first of each year, compute the totalearnings received during the previous calendar year from each of thePartial Year Investment Funds and the Permanent Investment Funds;authorize and deduct any administrative costs and expenses; calculateand verify the amount earned and due to each York Rite Body as itsinterests appear; provide a report on the distribution to eachConstituent body; and require the Treasurer to make payment to eachConstituent body.49. New Funds. The earnings of new (Partial Year) Investmentsshall be calculated for a period from the date of initial investmentthrough the following December 31 st at the interest rate at which theywere initially invested.50. Expenses. The Committee may authorize an administrativeexpense to be deducted from the Prepaid Life Membership Funds tocover necessary miscellaneous expenses not to exceed thirty-five centsper active Life Member on the roll each December 31 st .AUDIT51. Audit. At the close of each calendar year, the Chairman of theInvestment Committee shall authorize an audit of the books andrecords of the funds for which they are the Trustee and a copy of theaudit shall be sent to the Constituent York Rite Bodies promptly.d. FIFTY YEAR MEMBERSHIP. After the Grand Recorder hascertified to a Constituent Commandery that one of its members has been aKnight Templar in good standing for fifty (50) years, the ConstituentCommandery may elect, by a majority vote of the Knights Templarpresent at any Stated Conclave, said member to Fifty year membership.The Grand Recorder of the Grand Commandery shall issue to such amember a suitable certificate. Such member shall retain all the privilegesof the Commandery but be exempt from payment of dues and theConstituent Commandery be exempt from payment of per capita tax tothe Grand Commandery. The Recorder of the Constituent Commandery
44Grand Commandery Code of Lawsshall issue said fifty year member a new card annually.e. CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING.1. Any member of a Constituent Commandery of this GrandCommandery shall be considered to be in good standing in thatCommandery if he is not under sentence of Suspension or Expulsionand his dues are current.2. A Commandery shall issue a Certificate of Good Standing, whichshall be a form provided by the Grand Recorder, to any Commanderymember who is in good standing in that Commandery and who shallhave requested that such a certificate be issued to him. SuchCertificate shall clearly show the date to which the member's dues arepaid.P1. PUBLIC APPEARANCE. Commanderies shall not appear in public without adispensation except on funeral occasions, or to attend religious services,or to attend, on invitation, the meetings or sponsored activities of otherMasonic, or related bodies. In all other instances the determination ofwhat is a proper occasion to appear in public belongs to the GrandCommander.Easter Sunday, Ascension Day and the Sunday after Ascension Day, areset apart as days of special observance by the Commanderies and SirKnights of this Grand Jurisdiction, to be observed by suitable ceremonies.On these days, the Commanderies have authority to appear in publicwithout dispensation therefore. Ascension Day is Templar MemorialDay.Note: See Regulation S1S1. SUNDAY CONCLAVES. The Valiant and Magnanimous Order of KnightsTemplar being founded upon the Christian Religion and for the practiceof the Christian Virtues, and a due observance thereof being incumbent onall regular Knights, it is hereby declared unknightly for any Commanderyto assemble in Conclave on the Christian Sabbath for any purpose otherthan that of conducting funeral services, assisting in paying funeralhonors to a deceased Sir Knight, for Christmas Observance, for EasterServices, or to attend divine services.T1. TACTICS. The Tactics of the Grand Commandery of Idaho shall be:a. The Grand Commandery of Idaho Full Form Opening Ceremony andTactics, dated 1999.b. Inspecting Officers of the Board of Inspections will accept and judgethe adopted ten-man opening.T2. TEMPLAR COMMUNICATIONS. All Templar communication is prohibitedbetween any Commandery under the jurisdiction of this Grand
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